Enraged young individuals and women have seized control of the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Benin, Edo State.
They are demanding the removal of the state executives, led by acting Chairman Jarret Tenebe, due to alleged irregularities in Saturday’s governorship primary election, which resulted in three declared winners.
The protestors, led by Tony Adun (Kabaka), forcibly entered the offices, taking out furniture, rice bags, and other items.
They declare their intent to occupy the premises for seven days, expressing dissatisfaction with the officials’ conduct during the primary and insisting on the dissolution of the executive committee.
Adun emphasized their support for Dennis Idahosa and urged party members to back his candidacy in the upcoming governorship election.
Adun said, “It is clear that the party exco in the state are no longer working on the interest of the party so it is time for them to leave.
“We are here in solidarity with Dennis Idahosa who the party has nominated. We call on party members to back Idahosa’s candidacy in the governorship election in September.
“As you can see, we are here in large numbers, youths and women, to show our displeasure over the way the exco handled the election.”
